Vote vote the presiding officer are there any other senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 47, the nays are 44. The motion is agreed to. Cloture having been invoked, the senate will resume executive session to consider the vought nomination. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton whats happening at this moment in hong kong is a tragedy, a crime, and an affront to the civilized world. In a year in which so much has happened we may look back in the near future and view this moment in hong kong as the single biggest moment of the year. The presiding officer will the senator suspend. The senate will be in order. Members take their conversations off the floor. The senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton mr. President , whats happening in hong kong right now is a tragedy, as it crime, its an affront to the civilized world. In an eventful year with so much happening every single day, we may look back in the nea
Understanding that a businessman would have when hes about to the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, ms. Verna teller, southern tiwa, pueblo of isleta, new mexico. The chaplain o creator and great mother, having asked and received your permission to invoke your blessings today to all directions, to the east, north, west, south and the center we thank you for the life you give to all your children, the two legged ones, the four legged, those who live in the waters and those who watch over us from the skies above. Sacred pollen, sacred earth mother, sacred water that man fests your desires, o creator and great mother, we thank them for the nourishment they give us equally with no regard to race, color, or creed. Creator and great mother, bless those standing before you who carry a sacred trust to all of us who inhabit turtle island, our homeland, and i pray today that you will give them the wisdom and the courage to carry out their sacre
Impeachment proceedings. It seems like morning, noon, and night the relentless effort to unseat the president of the United States is a toxic strain of potomac fever infecting capitol hill. Now if only congress would channel every waking minute to fix problems in the real world, wouldnt that be wonderful. Let me provide a reality check. For People Living in the real world, impeachment inquiry is not what keeps americans up at night. Its not what wakes up moms and dads worried sick about paying for their childs insulin. Its not what drains the pocketbooks of seniors and takes a big bite out of peoples paychecks. The issue that unites americans from maine to iowa to oregon is the high skyhigh prices that americans and the taxpaying public pay for are paying for prescription medicine. As chairman of the Senate Finance committee, i am working in a bipartisan way to fix whats broken in our drug supply chain. In february we called the heads of big pharma to testify before the finance committ
A report about people who dedicated themselves to defending their homeland, the rule of life of a sapper, how not to make a mistake, the secrets of our specialists who they work in their own zone, in the rear at the forefront. The reverse effect of western sanctions, russian industry is operating at full capacity and this is not the limit of the growth point, Vladimir Putin discussed with deputy Prime Minister and head of the ministry of industry and trade denis mancherov. Megaprojects to strengthen the countrys technological independence, the governments focus is on medicines and medical equipment, chemistry and diesel engines. A special temple for defenders of the fatherland in grozny, a new church was illuminated, which is part of the same complex with a mosque on rosguard base. A new level of medicine in the tula region is all ready for the opening of an ultramodern one. Cancer center, how technology is changing the work of doctors is discussed at the congress of russian surgeons i
Mr. Chairman, you have a quorum. Item three is communications, im not aware of any. Item four, board of directors new or old business. Ill make this short my old friend from high school said he knew how to straighten out the Millennium Tower so i would announce it. You let the rest sink and then drill those piles. I talked to mark about that, he said yeah, thats been talked about. But i did promise my friend i would pass on his great idea. Okay. Thats it for communications. Item four, board of directors new under old. Chair nuru good morning directors. Everybody is eager to jump in. laughter item five executive director. Good morning directors. On january 24th, voted to place measure three on the june ballot for this year. The measure will increase the total on toll bridges, excludeing the golden gate bridge, 3 gradually by 2025. As importantly, 5 million in annual operations for the Transit Center. If passed by the voters, the money could be available as soon as january 2019. On june